Yang Zhi-Cheng, Li Dan, Feng Shuang, Sui Xiao-Dong, Chen Zhi, Zhang Li
Department of Stomatology, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, No. 717 Jinbu Street, Yantai, 264100, Shandong, China.
Binzhou Medical University, No. 346 Guanhai Street, Yantai, 264003, Shandong, China.
J Mol Histol. 2017 Aug;48(4):321-327. doi: 10.1007/s10735-017-9730-7. Epub 2017 Jul 7.
Mouse incisors are capable of continuously growing due to the renewal of dental epithelium stem cells and mesenchymal stem cells residing at the proximal ends. The transcription factor Sox9 plays important roles in maintaining the stem cells of hair follicles, retinal progenitor cells and neural crest stem cells. Whether Sox9 is involved during mouse incisor development is not reported yet. In this study, we examined the expression pattern of Sox9 during mouse incisor development by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Sox9 mRNA and protein showed similar expression pattern from embryonic day (E) 13.5 to postnatal (PN) day 10. At E13.5 and E14.5, Sox9 was strongly expressed in the dental epithelium. At E16.5, Sox9 started to be detected in the mesenchymal cells within the dental pulp, especially the dental pulp cells that adjacent to the labial cervical loop. Similarly with E14.5, Sox9 was strongly detected in the labial cervical loop, including the basal epithelium, the stellate reticulum and the outer enamel epithelium from E16.5 to PN10. The mesenchyme adjacent to the labial cervical loop also showed strong signal of Sox9. The spatiotemporal expression of Sox9 suggested its possible involvement during mouse incisor development.
由于位于近端的牙上皮干细胞和间充质干细胞的更新,小鼠的门齿能够持续生长。转录因子Sox9在维持毛囊干细胞、视网膜祖细胞和神经嵴干细胞方面发挥着重要作用。目前尚未报道Sox9是否参与小鼠门齿的发育过程。在本研究中,我们通过原位杂交和免疫组织化学检测了Sox9在小鼠门齿发育过程中的表达模式。从胚胎期(E)13.5到出生后(PN)第10天,Sox9 mRNA和蛋白呈现出相似的表达模式。在E13.5和E14.5时,Sox9在牙上皮中强烈表达。在E16.5时,Sox9开始在牙髓内的间充质细胞中被检测到,尤其是与唇侧颈环相邻的牙髓细胞。与E14.5时相似,从E16.5到PN10,Sox9在唇侧颈环中被强烈检测到,包括基底上皮、星网状层和外釉上皮。与唇侧颈环相邻的间充质也显示出强烈的Sox9信号。Sox9的时空表达表明其可能参与小鼠门齿的发育过程。